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Ahead of MLB Opening Day on Wednesday, Mar. 25, the best and brightest baseball player from all around the world, such as Aaron Judge from the United States, Shohei Ohtani from Japan, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from the Dominican Republic, Bo Naylor from Canada and others, gather to play in a two-week tournament to find out which country is the best at baseball.
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The 2026 World Baseball Classic goes from Wednesday, Mar. 4 until Tuesday, Mar. 17, with the championship game at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
Meanwhile, along with loanDepot Park, the baseball tournament takes place in international venues, including Daikin Park in Houston, Texas; Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
When Does the 2026 World Baseball Classic Start?
Starting on Wednesday, Mar. 4, with a start time of 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, the World Baseball Classic begins with Chinese Taipei taking on Australia at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The game airs on FS1. Check out a complete schedule for the 2026 World Baseball Classic here.
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Want to watch online? Games airs across FOX, FOX Sports (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2), with Spanish-language broadcasts and coverage on FOX Deportes.
You don’t have to miss any of the action, even without cable. You can access select games on FOX on your TV with one of these affordable indoor digital HD TV antennas. The World Baseball Classic livestreams online on a wide range of streaming platforms, such as DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others.
In fact, some services offer free trials that you can use to livestream the baseball tournament online for free.
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How to Watch World Baseball Classic Online: Livestream Baseball Tournament Without Cable
Want to watch online? Check out the best ways to stream the World Baseball Classic game, below:
How to sign up and watch DIRECTV online
DirecTV
DirecTV is one of the best ways for cable-cutters to access live sports and TV from home.
Priced at $69.99/month, you get access to the streaming service’s “MySports” package for World Baseball Classic on FOX, FS1 and FS2, along with over 20 sports channels.
For coverage in Spanish on FOX Deportes, sign up for DirecTV’s “MiEspañol” package, which comes with more than 60 Spanish-language channels and goes for $34.99/month. Both package also come with a 5-day free trial to watch the international baseball tournament for free.
World Baseball Classic 2026: How To Watch Live Online Without Cable
Sling TV
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Sling is one of the best options for affordable live streaming
The Sling Blue package, which includes FOX and FS1, goes for $54.99/month, while it includes the NFL Network for added analysis and commentary. Baseball fans can add the Sports Extra package to their plan for an additional $11/month to gain access to FS2. Please note: Pricing and channel availability are subject to your local TV market.
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Fubo
The streamer offers a 5-day free trial to try out the service before you commit.
Fubo is one of the best options for streaming the baseball tournament. The service features the World Baseball Classic game on FOX, FS1, FS2, while it has additional channels for Spanish-language coverage on FOX Deportes. The streamer even has more than 200 live TV channels for cable-free streaming with prices starting at $48.99 for the first month ($73.99/month afterwards).
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Hulu + Live TV
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Prices start at $89.99/month.
For another great option for to watch Team USA in action, check out Hulu + Live TV for live channel streaming the World Baseball Classic with access to FOX, FOX Sports and FOX Sports 2. Starting at $89.99/month, the streaming service has more than 95 other channels, as well as access to hit originals on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN Unlimited.
In addition, select games livestream on Tubi.
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